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#‎RetailTechSummit : SF Design Week 2014 ‪#‎SFDW14‬,

RETAIL TECH SUMMIT: Core Values, Design Innovation & Consumer Experience featuring LeTote, Storefront, Amour Vert. 

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RETAIL TECH SUMMIT: Core Values, Design Innovation & Consumer Experience

Retail Design is a creative and commercial discipline that combines several different areas of expertise together in the design and construction of retail space. Retail design is primarily a specialized practice of architecture and interior design, it also incorporates elements of interior decoration, industrial design, graphic design, ergonomics, and advertising. Retail design is a very specialized discipline due to the heavy demands placed on retail space. Because the primary purpose of retail space is to stock and sell product to consumers, the spaces must be designed in a way that promotes an enjoyable and hassle-free shopping experience for the consumer. RSVP TO ATTEND!

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Retail Tech Forum on “Consumer Innovation and Defining the Brand Experience” #RetailTechSummit

SFFAMA, Retail Tech Summit and General Assembly invite you to an up-to-the-minute holiday panel discussion on “Consumer Innovation and Defining the Brand Experience” with industry thought leaders from SAP, Levi Strauss & Co, Betabrand, AvenueCode, Iron Creative and the Retail Design Institute on Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 at 6PM

Wednesday, December 18th, 2013, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at FORIO, 20 Rausch Street, San Francisco.

Tickets : http://www.eventbrite.com/e/retail-tech-forum-consumer-innovation-defining-the-brand-experience-tickets-9624498133

Retail Tech Forum on “Consumer Innovation and Defining the Brand Experience”

Fashion, retail, brands, technology, innovation – what does it all mean for consumers, companies and startups? San Francisco is home to iconic brands, leaders in technology and innovation, the best creative professional demographic and the most developed startup economy in the world – Retail Tech Forum is working towards the synergistic interaction of established companies and startups in retail as a catalyst for new paradigms in innovation and the development of the innovation eco-system for retail technology in SF.

Featured Panelists:

PAUL FRIEDLAND:  Director of Marketing, Levi Strauss & Co.

Paul is a results-driven, consumer marketing executive with 15+ years experience on both the client and agency side with such brands as Levi’s, Coca-Cola, and Smirnoff. He is an accomplished leader with a proven ability to develop brand strategies, marketing plans, and campaigns that enhance brand equity while driving significant business growth. As a Director of Marketing at Levi Strauss & Co., Paul leads all aspects of brand management for the Levi’s U.S. Wholesale business across all consumer touchpoints including digital, mobile, in-store, and ecommerce. Paul received his B.A. from The University of King’s College in Nova Scotia, Canada.

LI GONG: VP of Product & Head of My Runway, SAP

Li is VP of Product in SAP and a Design Thinking coach. He leads product innovation in mobile and cloud applications with a focus on commerce and consumer engagement. He recently launched My Runway mobile app in US and China for the goal of making online and offline fashion shopping easier and more fulfilling. He has worked with a number of established and emerging fashion brands. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Communication from Stanford University.

AARON MAGNESS: VP Marketing, Betabrand

Aaron has worked in retail for over 10 years with customer focused brands such as Williams-Sonoma, Inc. and Zappos, Coastal.com and Betabrand.  He is a proven leader with oversight of Marketing, PR, Social Media and Business Development.  He received his BBA from University of Wisconsin – Madison with a double major of Marketing and Management & Human Resources.  He ran with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain only five weeks before his wedding day, and luckily, he made it out alive.  He is an endurance athlete, though he’s not sure why he puts himself through the pain.  Aaron is a proud .0000001% owner of the World Champion Green Bay Packers.

PRASHANT PALSOKAR: Director of Technology Services at AvenueCode

Prashant Palsokar is a Director of Technology at AvenueCode,  an agile and technology consulting partner to major retailers such as Macy’s.com, Wal-Mart.com, Gap.com etc. Currently he spends most of time working with Macy’.com, but has worked with several retail companies across the US to help them build and manage their B2C and B2B platforms. He has experience with a range of technologies and platforms both packaged and homegrown, used to satisfy business and marketing needs in the e-commerce marketplace. As an accomplished digital photographer, he has exhibited in galleries around the bay area, and travels the world in search of exotic photographic moments.

MATT COOKE: {Moderator} / VP of Retail Design Institute/ & Head of User Experience at Iron Creative Communications

Matt is the Head of User Experience at Iron Creative in San Francisco, where he’s led major interactive projects for Levi’s, Dockers, The North Face and Specialized Bicycles to name a few. He is the current Vice President of the Retail Design Institute (Northern California) and is passionate about the intersection of Fashion and Technology.

#RETAILTECHSummit Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship for the Future of Retail – happening now in San Francisco. The Next Big Thing. Once the conversation turns to the entirety of retail experience, the optimization of omni-channel and contextual marketing, and the technological promise of “anything-anywhere,” you have to go BIG. We’re turning the entire City of San Francisco into a Retail Incubator.

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